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Letter: Clarifying St. Luke’s Position on a Cell Tower

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Dear Editor,

I read your Facebook status update regarding an Op-Ed on the proposed cell tower and would like to make an essential clarification: St. Luke’s is not and was never in negotiations with the Town of New Canaan or any cell tower provider to place a tower on our campus. It is accurate that in April 2017 the town requested and was granted a meeting. They presented facts about the need for cell coverage and cited safety concerns. St. Luke’s expressed strong reservations about use of our campus and the conversation ended.

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Taking a Knee: Protest in NFL Comes to New Canaan at St. Luke’s Homecoming Football Game

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The protest whereby professional athletes kneel during the national anthem came to New Canaan recently, as a handful of St. Luke’s School students knelt on the field during a homecoming football game, officials confirmed. Mark Davis, head of school at the North Wilton Road private school, said he had been approached by a female student in the choir about 10 days prior to the Oct. 21 football game. The student told him she was thinking about kneeling because she felt its original purpose, starting last season with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick—bringing awareness to and protesting police brutality— had been lost.